Leftist Patriotic Union (UP) leader Aida Avella formally registered as a presidential candidate on Friday, less than two weeks after she was incidentally shot at by ELN guerrillas.
Colombia’s second largest rebel group on Thursday admitted to attacking the campaign convoy of leftist presidential candidate Aida Avella. The politician almost immediately accepted the apology and called on the…
Left-wing Colombian presidential candidate Aida Avella met with the United Nations on Wednesday to discuss a recent failed attempt to kill her, reported RCN radio.
Colombia’s ELN rebel group condemned Sunday’s failed assassination attempt on left-wing presidential candidate Aida Avella, in a statement released Tuesday.
Colombia’s Minister of Defense said Monday that intelligence officials had intercepted ELN communications discussing their perpetration of the attempted assassination of a leftwing presidential candidate on Sunday.
Sunday’s assassination attempt on Aida Avella has been condemned by various sectors of the political community.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro responded to an assassination attempt on a Colombian presidential candidate by offering any and all support to his Colombian counterpart, according to a national newspaper.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos ordered additional protective measures and a full investigation following the assassination attempt on leftist presidential candidate Aida Avella Sunday.
Leftist candidate Aida Avella “stole the show” Thursday at the first presidential debate ahead of Colombia’s May 25 presidential elections.